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CONFUSION COMMENTS

Thursday, October 1, 2026 Constructed by Winston Emmons 78 clues
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Across

  1. Vile 4 ℓ
  2. Stairway alternative 4 ℓ
  3. Big name in makeup 5 ℓ
  4. Not many 4 ℓ
  5. Gas bill measure 5 ℓ
  6. Auction advisory 4 ℓ
  7. Confusion comment 15 ℓ
  8. Sahara rarity 4 ℓ
  9. Land parcel 5 ℓ
  10. Informal vous 3 ℓ
  11. Common list ender 3 ℓ
  12. Aesopian saver 3 ℓ
  13. Analogy phrase 4 ℓ
  14. Confusion comment 13 ℓ
  15. Tax shelter letters 3 ℓ
  16. RN assignment 3 ℓ
  17. Land on the Mediterranean 6 ℓ
  18. __-pocus 5 ℓ
  19. "I'm impressed" 3 ℓ
  20. Fringe on foreheads 5 ℓ
  21. Organized forces 6 ℓ
  22. African antelope 3 ℓ
  23. Sunflower product 3 ℓ
  24. Confusion comment 13 ℓ
  25. ABC's Today rival 3 ℓ
  26. Padded surfaces 4 ℓ
  27. MLB stat 3 ℓ
  28. Thing in a beach bag 5 ℓ
  29. Patchy-colored 4 ℓ
  30. Leia's love 3 ℓ
  31. Confusion comment 15 ℓ
  32. Benevolent 4 ℓ
  33. Beef cut 5 ℓ
  34. Spectrum slice 4 ℓ
  35. Art store inventory 4 ℓ
  36. Very quick, in brand names 5 ℓ
  37. Yodeler's home 4 ℓ
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Down

  1. Moisten in an oven 5 ℓ
  2. Soft summons 4 ℓ
  3. "Everything else" abbr. 4 ℓ
  4. Home of most Indians 4 ℓ
  5. Musket-loading tool 6 ℓ
  6. Long dashes 3 ℓ
  7. Measure of energy 3 ℓ
  8. Certain Muslim 6 ℓ
  9. Alternative fuel 7 ℓ
  10. Meadow grazer 3 ℓ
  11. Paper fan shape 10 ℓ
  12. Happening 5 ℓ
  13. St. bordered by eight others 4 ℓ
  14. Industry publications 6 ℓ
  15. Starter for girl or boy 4 ℓ
  16. Move very slowly 4 ℓ
  17. Alphabetic trio 3 ℓ
  18. Cross-shaped letter 3 ℓ
  19. Cheyenne ally 5 ℓ
  20. Banquet facility 10 ℓ
  21. Argue for 4 ℓ
  22. Go beyond 4 ℓ
  23. Stack server 4 ℓ
  24. Gardening essential 4 ℓ
  25. Singles 4 ℓ
  26. Frozen queen's hair 6 ℓ
  27. "__ dreaming?" 3 ℓ
  28. Retrieve 3 ℓ
  29. Montana neighbor 7 ℓ
  30. Adds a clause to, say 6 ℓ
  31. Edible rock 4 ℓ
  32. Altar figure 6 ℓ
  33. World's longest range 5 ℓ
  34. "Quit whining, dude!" 5 ℓ
  35. Polynesian souvenir 4 ℓ
  36. Norse Zeus 4 ℓ
  37. Political policy expert 4 ℓ
  38. '90s hi-tech 4 ℓ
  39. Open-slot abbr. 3 ℓ
  40. Plus preceder 3 ℓ
  41. New Eng. campus 3 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Thursday, October 1, 2026 is titled “CONFUSION COMMENTS” and was constructed by Winston Emmons. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

Newsday CONFUSION COMMENTS Crossword October 1 2026 Answers